Before I Die Poem by Randy McClave

Before I die
I will not cry,
Because a great life I did live.
I was always there
And I did care,
Always I helped and did give.
I have been hurt
And others did desert,
But, my destiny I alone did pave.
I have soulfully fought
When love I had sought,
And always I have forgave.
I have never lied
But, I have sighed,
No one have I deliberately mistreated.
I have held their hand
To help them stand,
And unto no one have I ever cheated.
When I go to sleep
I never weep,
From the thoughts of people I erred.
I have truly gave all
So, that they wouldn't fall,
For all I have truly cared.
When I stand before God
I hope he will give me a nod,
For the things that I have done.
Inside his book
When he gives it a look,
It will show from no one did I run.
Before I leave
I will not grieve,
I always gave more than less.
Wherever they stood
I always treated them all good;
I never needed to ask for forgiveness.

Randy L. McClave